Forgotten NY on Bedford Avenue 'Crappitude'
Forgotten NY kicked off the first in a series of Bedford Avenue posts this weekend with a close-up look at the stretch from Sheepshead Bay to Flatbush. Along the way, Kevin spots a couple of real architectural gems. Of the first, he writes: “This is almost iconic in its classic crappitude, and indeed I almost…
Forgotten NY kicked off the first in a series of Bedford Avenue posts this weekend with a close-up look at the stretch from Sheepshead Bay to Flatbush. Along the way, Kevin spots a couple of real architectural gems. Of the first, he writes: “This is almost iconic in its classic crappitude, and indeed I almost admire the chutzpah it takes to build this sort of thing, but just almost.” And of the second: “Your webmaster is speechless. I mean, I really don’t know what to tell you.”
Bedford Fellows Part 1 [Forgotten NY]
I like the one on the right. But I also like the moniker frank lloyd wrong.
“Did he really ask who’s Gil (Hodges?)”
I was asking the question on behalf of younger Forgotten Fans who might not remember his 1950s Dodgers exploits, or his 1969 Miracle Mets managership.
I mean, not everyone is 49, like your webmaster.
http://www.forgotten-ny.com
The one on the left is ugly, but surprisingly no fedders. Kill me, but I think the one on the right is kinda cool. Space age.
Those multiple white doors and the lovely expanse of cement on the left-side properties are bad bad bad. The property on the right…words…can’t express…(*gag*)
Did he really ask “Who’s Gil [Hodges]?”
The house on the right I think is my parents’ block, Bedford between Quentin and R, right? That house has been there for awhile, but it was one of the first teardown fuglies in that area. Sad to say, there are many more like it now…
This is really the sort of stuff the Downzoners are really encouraging. Miles and miles of dumpy poorly thought out places with driveways. Low density, low rise, a tribute to the opponents of 360 Smith.
10:35, where in the Bronx are you at? Melrose, Morrisania, West Farms or ?? Also, are they part of the State/Fed subsidized rebuilding programs there? While I take the “utilitarian” (being kind) aesthetic as a given in those cases, it’s somewhat more surprising in open market Sheepshead Bay.
That said, you have to consider, as ever, who the builder is & also who the buyers are likely to be. That’s not a defense of this crap at all but rather something to think about, esp. when you start to ponder the full range of questionable architecture going up all along southern Brooklyn these days.
Hint: when was the last time ya’ll walked around interior Brighton Beach?
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We’ve been calling the one on the right Frank Lloyd Wrong for ages now.